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Topic: Just Plain Tacky: Second Hand Food (Read 9979 times)

My parents recently attended a dance with a group of friends. They brought along a tray of party sandwiches, as everyone was asked to bring finger food. My mother was disappointed that the sandwiches were a bit stale, since she paid $18 for them from a local deli, and while that's not an outrageous price, you'd expect the bread to be fresh, at least.

Anyway, when the dance was almost over, one of her friends, Mona, walked around from table to table, asking if anyone wanted to contribute their leftover food to her "party" she was having the following week. You see, she and her husband were throwing themselves a 40th wedding anniversary party.

When my mother told Mona she could have the tray of leftover sandwiches, she also asked her how they would keep till the following week, when they were slightly stale already. "No problem," Mona said, "I'll freeze them". By the end of the night, she felt she had enough leftovers from the dance to cater her own 40th anniversary party. Oh, and BTW, the couple has plenty of money. The husband is a successful attorney, and they had just returned from a European vacation.

Many of the people at the dance would be attending next week's party, and would see their own leftover food being served to them. My parents will see what's left of their $18 thawed out, stale sandwich tray. These hosts are cheap, cheap, cheap!

PlainTacky0712-07

Asharah's comment: I'll give Mona one point for asking before she took the food. But week-old leftovers for a party? YUCK!!!!!!!!

A week before her party and she has no plan for food? At that point I would have the menu planned at the least and the non-perishables purchased, plus a plan for how to handle the rest. Asking for leftovers would not be in my mind in the slightest.

A week before her party and she has no plan for food? At that point I would have the menu planned at the least and the non-perishables purchased, plus a plan for how to handle the rest. Asking for leftovers would not be in my mind in the slightest.

She had a plan , the leftovers from the dance.

Just ewww. Close family , I could see taking left overs from Christmas eve for Christmasday(my family you'd have uncut cakes and 3/4 of a ham at least) Finger food a week later just yuck all that's comes to mine is soggy stale sandwiches/things on toast or crackers ect , witled fruit and veggies , dried out chiken satay , there's just not a lot of foods that taste appetizing after being out for 4-6 hours and frozen and defrosted.